The official website has released the first trailer for the anime Medalist (Medarisuto), which tells the story of a pair of figure skaters. Additionally, the trailer provides fans with the anime's expected premiere date.
Therefore, in the video, we learn that the anime Medalist will premiere in the January 2025 season.
Production cast:
- Anime director: Yasutaka Yamamoto (Noblesse)
- Animation Studio: ENGI (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru)
- Screenplay and Composition: Jukki Hanada (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
- Character design by Chinatsu Kameyama (In Another World With My Smartphone)
Synopsis of Medalist:
The story follows young Tsukasa , a boy with shattered dreams, and Inori , a girl no one believed in. However, faced with adversity, both possess a tenacity for the rink greater than anyone had ever known. Together, they find themselves on the ice and glimpse the world through their figure skating.
Thus, the manga has won several awards, including 15th place on the Honya Club . Furthermore, it achieved 16th place out of 50 nominees in the 2021 Next Manga Awards in the print category, among other awards.
Tsurumaikada began serializing the manga in Monthly Afternoon Kodansha eventually individual tankōbon volumes
Source: Official Website